1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Richard Vanwagner (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating John P. Gallagher (R) by 8.2 points.
Richard VanwagnerDemocrat · winner
54.1%26,522
John P. GallagherRepublican · incumbent
45.9%22,508
49,030 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET